Artesia station

This article is about the station in Compton. For the future station in Artesia, see Pioneer station.

Artesia
Artesia station platform
General information
Location	19201⁄2 Acacia Avenue Compton, California
Coordinates	33.8766°N 118.2227°W / 33.8766; -118.2227
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Compton Renaissance Transit Long Beach Transit Los Angeles Metro Bus Torrance Transit
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	380 spaces[1]
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	July 14, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-07-14)
Rebuilt	June 1, 2019[2]
Previous names	Dominguez (Pacific Electric)
Passengers
FY 2024	1,554 (avg. wkdy boardings)[3]
Services
Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Compton toward Azusa A Line Del Amo toward Long Beach
Former services Preceding station Pacific Electric Following station Dominguez Junction towards Morgan Avenue Long Beach Compton towards Pacific Electric Building Dominguez Junction towards San Pedro San Pedro via Dominguez
Location

Artesia station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located alongside the Union Pacific freight railroad's Wilmington Subdivision (the historic route of the Pacific Electric Railway), at its intersection with Artesia Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the city of Compton, California.[4]

Artesia is a park and ride station with 380 parking spaces. The station is near the southern border of Compton, California near the unincorporated community of Rancho Dominguez. It is on Artesia Boulevard near the intersection of Alameda Street. It is also close to the Gardena Freeway (SR 91).

A June 7, 2012, editorial in the Los Angeles Times described the station as,"extremely unfriendly to pedestrians" and,"a Third World train station."[5]

Service

Hours and frequency

A Line service hours are from approximately 4:30 a.m. and 11:45 p.m daily. Trains operate every 8 minutes during peak hours, Monday to Friday. Trains run every 10 minutes, during midday on weekdays and weekends, from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Night and early morning service is approximately every 20 minutes every day.[6]

Connections

As of December 15, 2024^[update], the following connections are available:[7]

• Compton Renaissance Transit: 5
• Long Beach Transit: 51, 61, 141
• Los Angeles Metro Bus: 60, 202, 205, 261
• Torrance Transit: 6, 13

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places:

• Compton College
• Crystal Casino
• Dominguez Rancho Adobe
• Major League Baseball Urban Youth Academy

References

1. "Metro Parking Lots by Line". Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Archived from the original on August 10, 2020. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
2. "Metro Blue Line Announces New Closures Starting June 1". KNBC-TV. City News Service. April 1, 2019. Archived from the original on March 4, 2022. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
3. "FY2024 Ridership by Station". misken67 via Los Angeles Metro Public Records. August 2024.
4. "Metro Blue Line Connections" (PDF). Metro. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
5. Tobar, Hector (June 7, 2012). "Transit that serves all requires some to sacrifice". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
6. "A Line Timetable" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
7. "A Line Timetable – Connections section" (PDF). Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. December 15, 2024. p. 2. Retrieved January 1, 2025.

External links

• Metro website